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SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public safety and health, and being
passed upon a yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths of
all members elected to each of the two Houses of the General
Assembly, the same shall take effect from the date of passage.

Approved April 6, 1931.

CHAPTER 191.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
111 of Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land (1930 Edition), title "Prince George's County, " sub-
title "Brentwood, " relating to the compensation of the Mayor
and Councilmen of Brentwood and providing that this Act
shall be submitted to the voters of said town for adoption or
rejection.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 111 of Article 17 of the Code of Pub-
lic Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Prince.
George's County, " sub-title "Brentwood, " be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted,, with amendments, to read as
follows:

111. At, the first election of officers, held under this Char-
ter, the qualified voters of the town shall elect a Mayor and
Treasurer to serve the term of two years and shall elect four
Councilmen, one from each ward, to be voted for by the quali-
fied voters of each ward, two to serve for the term of two years
and two- to serve for the term of one year. At the first meet-
ing the Mayor and Town Council shall designate the time to
be served by each Councilman. At each successive annual elec-
tion the qualified voters of each ward in which there is a
vacancy shall elect a Councilman to serve for the term of two
years. The Mayor and the Treasurer must continually reside
in said town, and each Councilman in his respective ward dur-
ing their term of office, and the Mayor and Council shall re-
ceive compensation for their services according to the number
of regular meetings they attend, each Councilman to receive
not in excess of five dollars for each regular meeting attended